Angela Levin

There are the products makeup artists love. Then there are the ones they swear by on the most intense, insane, important nights of their entire careers: when they're doing an A-list celebrity's makeup for a major awards show. It turns out there are certain wonder products that come up again and again, year after year, awards season after awards season. Presenting the ultimate red-carpet list, from the beauty kits of the most glamorous pros in the business.

On a red carpet brimming with neutral makeup and over-the-top updos, Michelle Williams's bold orange-pink lips and platinum pixie stood out as edgy and styish, and a perfect accompaniment to her coral Louis Vuitton dress....